Villaraigosa Travels To DC For Mayoral Conference

LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is in Washington D.C. Wednesday for the 79th winter meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

Villaraigosa, who is vice president of the mayoral group, is scheduled for a number of events, including a news conference in support of the Community Development Block Grants program and meetings with congressmen to discuss public transportation.

More than 230 mayors are expected to attend the three-day meeting, which ends Friday. A conference spokeswoman says most of the discussion will center on joblessness in American cities.